Welcome to the Center for Urban Research, Teaching & Outreach! (CURTO)

The Center for Urban Research, Teaching & Outreach positions itself as an intellectual axis and key convener of programs that address issues central to affirming human rights and human dignity.

Building from our networks with local community experts and stakeholders, CURTO projects and initiatives share a number of core features that are rooted in our mission and guiding valuesWhile each project takes on its own life and identity in these university-community collaborations, CURTO projects and initiatives are aligned in that they are all deeply interdisciplinary, they center stakeholders in all phases of project development, and undergraduate and graduate students play an active leadership role in project management. They are at the intersection of our three pillars - research, teaching, and outreach.